diff --git a/tmk_core/common/mousekey.c b/tmk_core/common/mousekey.c
index 42bf231f4..390c74e0f 100644
--- a/tmk_core/common/mousekey.c
+++ b/tmk_core/common/mousekey.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static report_mouse_t mouse_report = {0};
 static void           mousekey_debug(void);
 static uint8_t        mousekey_accel  = 0;
 static uint8_t        mousekey_repeat = 0;
-static uint16_t       last_timer      = 0;
+static uint8_t        mousekey_wheel_repeat = 0;
 
 #ifndef MK_3_SPEED
 
@@ -94,12 +94,12 @@ static uint8_t wheel_unit(void) {
         unit = (MOUSEKEY_WHEEL_DELTA * mk_wheel_max_speed) / 2;
     } else if (mousekey_accel & (1 << 2)) {
         unit = (MOUSEKEY_WHEEL_DELTA * mk_wheel_max_speed);
-    } else if (mousekey_repeat == 0) {
+    } else if (mousekey_wheel_repeat == 0) {
         unit = MOUSEKEY_WHEEL_DELTA;
-    } else if (mousekey_repeat >= mk_wheel_time_to_max) {
+    } else if (mousekey_wheel_repeat >= mk_wheel_time_to_max) {
         unit = MOUSEKEY_WHEEL_DELTA * mk_wheel_max_speed;
     } else {
-        unit = (MOUSEKEY_WHEEL_DELTA * mk_wheel_max_speed * mousekey_repeat) / mk_wheel_time_to_max;
+        unit = (MOUSEKEY_WHEEL_DELTA * mk_wheel_max_speed * mousekey_wheel_repeat) / mk_wheel_time_to_max;
     }
     return (unit > MOUSEKEY_WHEEL_MAX ? MOUSEKEY_WHEEL_MAX : (unit == 0 ? 1 : unit));
 }
@@ -147,14 +147,17 @@ static uint8_t wheel_unit(void) {
 void mousekey_task(void) {
     // report cursor and scroll movement independently
     report_mouse_t const tmpmr = mouse_report;
-    if ((mouse_report.x || mouse_report.y) && timer_elapsed(last_timer_c) > (mousekey_repeat ? mk_interval : mk_delay * 10)) {
+
+    mouse_report.x = 0;
+    mouse_report.y = 0;
+    mouse_report.v = 0;
+    mouse_report.h = 0;
+
+    if ((tmpmr.x || tmpmr.y) && timer_elapsed(last_timer_c) > (mousekey_repeat ? mk_interval : mk_delay * 10)) {
         if (mousekey_repeat != UINT8_MAX) mousekey_repeat++;
-        mouse_report.v = 0;
-        mouse_report.h = 0;
-        if (mouse_report.x > 0) mouse_report.x = move_unit();
-        if (mouse_report.x < 0) mouse_report.x = move_unit() * -1;
-        if (mouse_report.y > 0) mouse_report.y = move_unit();
-        if (mouse_report.y < 0) mouse_report.y = move_unit() * -1;
+        if (tmpmr.x != 0) mouse_report.x = move_unit() * ((tmpmr.x > 0) ? 1 : -1);
+        if (tmpmr.y != 0) mouse_report.y = move_unit() * ((tmpmr.y > 0) ? 1 : -1);
+
         /* diagonal move [1/sqrt(2)] */
         if (mouse_report.x && mouse_report.y) {
             mouse_report.x = times_inv_sqrt2(mouse_report.x);
@@ -166,18 +169,12 @@ void mousekey_task(void) {
                 mouse_report.y = 1;
             }
         }
-        mousekey_send();
-        last_timer_c = last_timer;
-        mouse_report = tmpmr;
     }
-    if ((mouse_report.v || mouse_report.h) && timer_elapsed(last_timer_w) > (mousekey_repeat ? mk_wheel_interval : mk_wheel_delay * 10)) {
-        if (mousekey_repeat != UINT8_MAX) mousekey_repeat++;
-        mouse_report.x = 0;
-        mouse_report.y = 0;
-        if (mouse_report.v > 0) mouse_report.v = wheel_unit();
-        if (mouse_report.v < 0) mouse_report.v = wheel_unit() * -1;
-        if (mouse_report.h > 0) mouse_report.h = wheel_unit();
-        if (mouse_report.h < 0) mouse_report.h = wheel_unit() * -1;
+    if ((tmpmr.v || tmpmr.h) && timer_elapsed(last_timer_w) > (mousekey_wheel_repeat ? mk_wheel_interval : mk_wheel_delay * 10)) {
+        if (mousekey_wheel_repeat != UINT8_MAX) mousekey_wheel_repeat++;
+        if (tmpmr.v != 0) mouse_report.v = wheel_unit() * ((tmpmr.v > 0) ? 1 : -1);
+        if (tmpmr.h != 0) mouse_report.h = wheel_unit() * ((tmpmr.h > 0) ? 1 : -1);
+
         /* diagonal move [1/sqrt(2)] */
         if (mouse_report.v && mouse_report.h) {
             mouse_report.v = times_inv_sqrt2(mouse_report.v);
@@ -189,10 +186,10 @@ void mousekey_task(void) {
                 mouse_report.h = 1;
             }
         }
-        mousekey_send();
-        last_timer_w = last_timer;
-        mouse_report = tmpmr;
     }
+
+    if (mouse_report.x || mouse_report.y || mouse_report.v || mouse_report.h) mousekey_send();
+    mouse_report = tmpmr;
 }
 
 void mousekey_on(uint8_t code) {
@@ -228,6 +225,7 @@ void mousekey_on(uint8_t code) {
         mousekey_accel |= (1 << 1);
     else if (code == KC_MS_ACCEL2)
         mousekey_accel |= (1 << 2);
+
 }
 
 void mousekey_off(uint8_t code) {
@@ -263,7 +261,8 @@ void mousekey_off(uint8_t code) {
         mousekey_accel &= ~(1 << 1);
     else if (code == KC_MS_ACCEL2)
         mousekey_accel &= ~(1 << 2);
-    if (mouse_report.x == 0 && mouse_report.y == 0 && mouse_report.v == 0 && mouse_report.h == 0) mousekey_repeat = 0;
+    if (mouse_report.x == 0 && mouse_report.y == 0) mousekey_repeat = 0;
+    if (mouse_report.v == 0 && mouse_report.h == 0) mousekey_wheel_repeat = 0;
 }
 
 #else /* #ifndef MK_3_SPEED */
@@ -285,20 +284,22 @@ uint16_t        w_intervals[mkspd_COUNT] = {MK_W_INTERVAL_UNMOD, MK_W_INTERVAL_0
 void mousekey_task(void) {
     // report cursor and scroll movement independently
     report_mouse_t const tmpmr = mouse_report;
-    if ((mouse_report.x || mouse_report.y) && timer_elapsed(last_timer_c) > c_intervals[mk_speed]) {
-        mouse_report.h = 0;
-        mouse_report.v = 0;
-        mousekey_send();
-        last_timer_c = last_timer;
-        mouse_report = tmpmr;
+    mouse_report.x = 0;
+    mouse_report.y = 0;
+    mouse_report.v = 0;
+    mouse_report.h = 0;
+
+    if ((tmpmr.x || tmpmr.y) && timer_elapsed(last_timer_c) > c_intervals[mk_speed]) {
+        mouse_report.x = tmpmr.x;
+        mouse_report.y = tmpmr.y;
     }
-    if ((mouse_report.h || mouse_report.v) && timer_elapsed(last_timer_w) > w_intervals[mk_speed]) {
-        mouse_report.x = 0;
-        mouse_report.y = 0;
-        mousekey_send();
-        last_timer_w = last_timer;
-        mouse_report = tmpmr;
+    if ((tmpmr.h || tmpmr.v) && timer_elapsed(last_timer_w) > w_intervals[mk_speed]) {
+        mouse_report.v = tmpmr.v;
+        mouse_report.h = tmpmr.h;
     }
+
+    if (mouse_report.x || mouse_report.y || mouse_report.v || mouse_report.h) mousekey_send();
+    mouse_report = tmpmr;
 }
 
 void adjust_speed(void) {
@@ -413,13 +414,16 @@ void mousekey_off(uint8_t code) {
 
 void mousekey_send(void) {
     mousekey_debug();
+    uint16_t time = timer_read();
+    if (mouse_report.x || mouse_report.y) last_timer_c = time;
+    if (mouse_report.v || mouse_report.h) last_timer_w = time;
     host_mouse_send(&mouse_report);
-    last_timer = timer_read();
 }
 
 void mousekey_clear(void) {
     mouse_report    = (report_mouse_t){};
     mousekey_repeat = 0;
+    mousekey_wheel_repeat = 0;
     mousekey_accel  = 0;
 }